Non-Invasive Diagnostic
Procedures
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
An EKG is a non-invasive cardiac test to
evaluate the electrical activity of the
heart. It provides information about a person’s
heart rate, rhythm, blood supply to the
heart and possible structural abnormalities
of the heart. The results of an EKG are
printed out on a graph for the physician’s
interpretation.
Specialty EKG
Signal-Averaged EKG – this type of
EKG is performed to assess the risk for
a serious abnormal rhythm. It is similar
to a regular EKG but the information takes
longer to acquire– usually 20 - 30
minutes.
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